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F 7th Suspended 4th Chord (F7sus4)

Notes: F, B♭, C, E♭. Tap any diagram to hear it.

F7sus4
Notes
FB♭CE♭
Formula
1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7

F7sus4 on guitar

Fret 1 · most common
1-1-1-3-1-1
Fret 6
x-8-8-8-6-6
Fret 13
13-13-13-15-13-13

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

F7sus4 on ukulele

Fret 1 · most common
3-3-1-3
Fret 5
5-5-6-6
Fret 8
8-10-8-8

F7sus4 on piano

Other F chords

FFmF7Fmaj7Fm7Fsus2Fsus4FdimFaugF6Fm6F9Fadd9Fm7♭5Fdim7

7th Suspended 4th chords in other keys

C7sus4C♯7sus4D7sus4E♭7sus4E7sus4F♯7sus4G7sus4A♭7sus4A7sus4B♭7sus4B7sus4

About the F 7th Suspended 4th chord

Seventh suspended fourth chords combine the openness of a sus4 with the pull of a dominant seventh. F7sus4 is built from the root (F), perfect fourth (B♭), perfect fifth (C), minor seventh (E♭).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the F 7th Suspended 4th chord?

The F7sus4 chord is made of F, B♭, C, E♭: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

How do you play F7sus4 on guitar?

The most common fingering is 1-1-1-3-1-1, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string). It uses a barre at fret 1.

How do you play F7sus4 on piano?

Press F, B♭, C, E♭ together. In root position the lowest note is F.